There have been many crazy moments in Albus Percival Wulfric Brian Dumbledore’s life. Arguably the greatest wizard to ever step foot in Hogwarts, Dumbledore is loved and loathed across the world. It’s been a wild ride; from ambitious teen to the wis💫e headmaster, Dumbledore has seen it all and done it all. Whether it’s discovering what dragon’s blood can be used for or simply tutoring students on a Friday afternoon, he has had a finger in many magical pies. But it has not always been successes and triumphs for our favorite Hogwarts headmaster. He has seen the darkness that lies within wizards’ hearts and has more than a few skeletons in his closet. This makes sense, as it is only through experience and failure that wisdom can be achieved.

Dumbledore’s magical prowess and seemingly infinite wisdom raised him onto a pedestal for both wizardkind and us to admire and praise. His love of lemon sherbets, chamber music and odd sense of humor endeared him to us, but his revelations of what he has lived through that humanized♏ him. Many of the entries below were supplied by J.K. Rowling herself after the series was over through tweets, meets and greets. She revealed these sometimes funny, sometimes tragic nuggets over the decades that she has presided over the Harry Potter fandom, to much delight and suspicion. There have been fan theories, fan arts, and fanfictions written about him, but what do we really know about him? Let’s take a peek into the bonkers life and times of Albus Dumbledore.

30 He May Have Hurt His Sister

Back in 1899 (wizards are old, no big deal), Albus met Gellert Grindelwald. They were young, ambitious and frustrated. Dumbledore’s sister Ariana had been attacked by muggle kids and his father was in Azkaban for retaliating. Grindel🎃wald had been sent home to Godric’s Hollow for practicing the dark arts at Durmstrang. The two were immediately drawn together, planning on leaving Godric’s Hollow and stretch their wings. Aberforth confronted Dumbledore about his plans to leave. A vicious three-way duel occurred between them and Ariana tried to stop it. Someone’s Cruciatus Curse ended her life. Till the end, Dumbledore blamed himself for her passing on.

29 He Wanted To 🌃Rule Over Muggles For The Greater Good

As mentioned above, Grindelwald and Dumbledore were drawn together like moths to a flame. They were enigmatic and intelligent, they bonded over their mutual hatred of muggles. Dumbledore was angry with the muggles who attacked his sister and was hungry for power. Grindelwald could provide that power with his ambition and knowledge of the dark arts. They wrote letters to each other discussing their plans to rule over muggles ‘for their own good’. This is why he feels an affinity𓆉 for Voldemort - he understands him.

28 Dumbledore Has Pos𓆉sessed All Of The Deathly Hallows At Some Point

He was obsessed with the Tale Of Three Brothers as a child and knew that there must be some truth to the tale. He hunted for the Deathly Hallows in his youth; little did he know what was to come. In 1945, he battled Grindelwald an𒉰d won, earning himself the Elder Wand. Then he acquired the Invisibility Cloak from James Potter and held onto it until it was time to pass it on to Harry. Then he found Marvolo Gaunt’s ring in the ruins of the Gaunt house. He said he wanted to complete the collection of artifacts and he definitely achieved that.

27 Turned Down The Minister For Magic Tiജtle Multiple Times

Because 🎐of his contributions to the magical community, Dumbledore is considered to be one of the best wizards ever. He has won awards, conquered evil and even bowled, so he quickly gained the notice of the Ministry of Magic.

The man knew his limits.

He has been approached by the Ministry of Magic with an offer of being Minister multiple times over the co𓆏urse of his life but turned it all down due to his past beliefs and his weakness for power. That’s humility right there.

26 Dumbledore Used To Be The Transfigurati𒊎on Professor

Now I personally cannot imagine anyone being the Transfiguration professor except McGonagall, but Dumbledore has also held the position. In the 1930s Dumbledore began his career teaching Transfiguration at Hogwarts. Considering his O.W.L. results and magical achievements, this seems a natural step for him to take. He remained in this post until 1966🐷, when he was asked to become Headmaster. I imagine many students were intimidated by him, but how awesome would it be to have him as you🐼r teacher?

25 He Wrote For ‘Transfiguration Today’

Being the wise and talented wizard he was, Dumbledore was a f🏅ountain of knowledge, especially when it came to Transfiguration. Therefore i𒀰t should not come as a surprise that he gave writing a column a try.

You can picture him at his desk, quill dancing on the page as he spoke.

He wrote🦋 for ‘Transfiguration Today for a number of years, spreading his wisdom and knowledge across the wizarding 🌃world. I wonder what kinds of things he discussed in his column?

24 Dumbledore Wrote To F💯amous Magical Beings On The Reg

Back in his youth, when Dumbledore lived in Godric’s H꧑ollow with his family, he could be found doing his favorite things; reading, counting his prizes, and writing to That’s so him - writing to famous folks as a way of escape from his small corner of the world. Is that how he got to work with Nicholas Flamel? I need to get some networking tips from this guy - it’s a shame he’s passed on.

23 He Was Very Fashion Forward

We all remember Dumbledore’s outfits from the movies. They look fancy but also comfy, which is exactly what you want from an outfitꦦ. Our man Dumbledore, despite being older than any muggle, knew how to dress.

Did the fab four take notes from him?

When he went to visit Tom Riddle in the orphanage he wore a plum suit - that’s some๊ 2018 fashion right there. Can we bring this back in style? Would love to see more plum suits around t🔴own.

22 He Battled His ✃Best Friend And L💖over To Save The World

Remember how I mentioned he fought Grindelwald for the Elder Wand back in 1945? Well, the battle occurred at the height of Grindelwald’s power when he was trying to actually go through with the whole ruling over muggles plan. Dumbledore realized that he was the only one powerful enough to stop Grindelwald, so he went into battle with his best friend and the man he loved to protect everyone. Dumbledoreಞ finally realized what he had to do for the greater good. It is tragic and beautiful at the same time.

21 Dumbledore Discovered The Twelve Uses Foꦉr Dragon’s Blood

Dr𝓰agon’s blood; the elixir that𓄧 has bothered wizardkind for generations. It was magical and powerful, but wizards had no idea how to utilize its power.

Now that’s what I call handy!

Enter Dumbledore: he put his knowledge and powers to the test and discovered how we could use dragon’s blood in everyday life. Now, Rowling has not given us all twelve uses, but it has been revealed that dragon’s blood can be used as a ꦯspot remover and as an oven cleaner.